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Interesting times make for interesting posts.  So it’s another great week at the Watcher’s Council: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Turning Red – Shedding the White and Blue The Colossus of Rhodey – “The Big Lie” was … a big lie New Zeal – Mark Hatfield: Leftist Oregon Senator Was Targeted by Soviets Joshuapundit-Israel [...]

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What do you all think of the Gardasil leviathan attached to Perry? Bachmann went off the deep end when she said that the vaccination causes mental retardation, but I know there are plenty of conservatives (Michelle Malkin is a good example) who think that Perry’s attempted Gardasil legislation makes him unfit for office.   Much as [...]

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I’m a very casual person.  My children’s young friends are allowed to call me by my first name.  I’m invariably dressed in jeans or yoga pants.  I wear high heels about five times a year, and panty hose exactly that often.  We dine off of melamine plates and drink from plastic cups because they don’t [...]

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Pro-Palestinian putzes have consistently claimed that if Israel would just bend a little more, and still a little more, then there would be peace in the Middle East.  The execrable President Carter (I always affix that adjective to this loathsome human being) now claims that he’s being forced to urge a UN vote for a [...]

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In a skinny-obsessed society, it’s interesting to read about a woman whose love life has completely dried up now that she’s skinny.  As a morbidly obese person, she attracted men who find big women, and women who eat, appealing.  I would suspect her of just trying to get attention were it not for the fact [...]

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Me, at Pajamas Media: I challenge you to find a news report with more layers, all of them misleading, than an ostensibly unbiased San Francisco Chronicle “news” article about a canceled art exhibition at the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland, California. The story’s core is uncomplicated: The museum agreed with an organization called the Middle [...]

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I’ve never eaten at Outback Steakhouse, both because I’m the only one in the family who likes red meat (figures, doesn’t it?) and because I don’t think there are any Outbacks convenient to my house.  Nevertheless I have the warm-fuzzies when I think of the place.  Read here to find out why.

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Apparently the passions that burned in voters’ breasts in 2010 have yet to burn themselves out in 2011.  In a very Jewish district (Jews!  The Democrat stalwarts!) Republican Bob Turner took over Anthony Weiner’s seat (although I hope he disinfects it well before he sits down on it). This election bodes well for 2012, to [...]

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Do you have any spare change lying around?  Yes?  I thought you might. My dollar coins say “In God We Trust.” My dollar bills say “In God We Trust.” My quarters say “In God We Trust.” My dimes say “In God We Trust.” My nickels say “In God We Trust.” My pennies say “In God [...]

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I haven’t forgotten that the Watcher’s Council’s latest round of votes came out on 9/9/11.  I just hadn’t posted those results yet, an omission I correct today.  Here they are: Council Winners *First place with 2 2/3 votes! Joshuapundit–-The Secret Blue State Plan To Steal The 2012 Elections Second place with 2 1/3 votes – [...]

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Is it possible that I never got around to posting this political ad?  Shame on me.  It is, without doubt, one of the most charming ads I’ve ever seen.  Without know anything about Roger Williams, I do know that he had the smarts to hire an incredibly good ad agency:  

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A video is making the rounds.  Taking during the flag folding portion of the 9/11 ceremonies, it shows Michelle Obama whispering in Barack’s ear.  He responds with a nod and a suppressed grin.  Here, see for yourself: I dislike Michelle Obama every bit as much as the next person, but absent a credible lip reader, [...]

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When I was in my local library the other day, I checked out The Complete Idiot’s Guide to WordPress.  It made sense to do so.  I’ve been blogging at WordPress for years now, so I may as well figure out what the heck I’m doing.  Reading it demonstrated that I’ve already bumbled my way, idiotically [...]

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Very funny, poignant, and pointed video, although I disagree with the final premise that “talking” with the neighbors will matter, since the neighbors don’t want to talk with you, they want to kill you: Thank you, Sadie!

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My son wrote a very sweet essay about the people and things that made him what he is today.  I thought you all would enjoy these two paragraphs: I also admire the people in the Marine Corps and the Navy Seals.  They are willing to give their lives to fight for our country.  They have [...]

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A Ponzi scheme is a pretty simple animal:  You pay old investors using money put in by new investors.  When you run out of new investors, nobody gets paid. Social security is also a simple animal:  We pay old taxpayers money put in by new taxpayers.  Because there are more old taxpayers than there are [...]

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I got the following list list of Jewish jokes in an email.  I think most of them originate in one way or another with the old Borscht belt comedians. They’re definitely sexist, but they’re also awfully funny: I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport. I’ve been in [...]

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I’m going off to punch things now (don’t worry — it’s at the dojo), something I need as a way to jump-start my week.  If you have anything interesting to report, feel free to do so here.

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I’m trying something new:  nested comments, which means that you can write a reply directly to a comment, rather than just having all comments appear in the order posted.  Let me know if you like this, or if it makes things messy and confusing.  I’m actually of two minds about the feature, so your input [...]

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I have to admit to a great act of cowardice this morning:  I was afraid to turn my computer on.  I’m still a little leery here, treating the internet as a potential harbinger of horrible news.  I feared, of course, that I would awake to reports of another attack, just as I awoke to reports [...]

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I wrote my big 9/11 post a few days ago and many of you are sharing your amazing and moving memories even as I write these words.  I’m not sure what else to add.  The day and its import are seared in my consciousness.  They never leave me.  I will never lose the pain and [...]

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I remember as vividly as if it happened yesterday what my day was like on 9/11? Do you remember your day? If you do, and if you’d like to share it here, this open thread is for you.

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My good friend Navy One started blogging just a few months ago, with a verve and elegance one doesn’t often see in a neophyte. Today, he takes a look back at his blogging, and wonders whether he approached this serious calling with the proper reverence. You should check it out and give your verdict.

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Our own Bizcor had the opportunity to attend a Tea Party Express rally on Labor Day.  Here are his impressions: On Labor Day I attended a Tea Party Rally for the very first time and I really only went because Sarah Palin was going to speak. I am an unabashed admirer. As far as the [...]

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Jack Nicholson has apparently been around for a lot longer than I realized, per a story in Britain’s Daily Mail: Clicking on the story itself reveals that Nicholson bought the “pad” (?) in 1973. Snark aside, I’m sorry for his loss.

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